Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced which local governments and other public entities get a share of Ohio's $11.5 million settlement with rock salt producers accused of conspiring to drive up prices.

About 850 entities split $6.8 million, the amount after money was given to ODOT, the Ohio Turnpike and the state's anti-trust fund.

The largest in SW Ohio was to the city of Cincinnati, which received $153,731. Cleveland got the most at around $250,000.

"We know these agencies stretch public funds and taxpayer dollars as far as possible, and we hope this money will help them make roads safer for the citizens who depend on them," DeWine said in a statement.

The settlement ends a lawsuit in which the state alleged that Chicago-based Morton Salt Inc. and Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. agreed not to compete with each other to inflate prices, leading to above-market prices for rock salt to de-ice roads and bridges.

Both companies denied wrongdoing.

Ohio public entities that bought salt from them between July 2008 and July 2011 were able to file claims.